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Bangladesh emerged from the ashes of a War of Independence in 1971 as the world’s second poorest nation. Since then, the country has increasingly silenced the skeptics: there has been no famine since 1974, more than 20 million Bangladeshis escaped from poverty between 1991 and 2010, and the economy has grown at about 6 percent a year since 2000.
Now recognized widely for dramatically reducing poverty, Bangladesh and its people will receive global recognition on October 17 when the World Bank Group marks Day in Dhaka.
Learn more about the country’s achievements and join the #ProsperBangladesh movement on and . #AgaoBangladesh.
